“her father had built from ax-hewn planks thatched with bamboo and grass. The floor was dirt, but it was clean. Her mother,… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
Say you hate your parents? Orphans cry their hearts out to have such loving and caring parents. Love your parents! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The hardest part about parenting is when I have to be The Dad, aka the Fun-Sucker, as opposed to being a friend. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Our family was on the lunatic fringe. My mother was always completely irrepressible. My father made crowd noises into a microphone. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“But the area where Father Barton had taken out two hundred bucks on Sunday afternoon - there was some pigmentation down there,… — Ben H. Winters Copy Share Image
My parents paid me small amounts for cleaning my room or cleaning the dishes and stuff, but I never really had a… — Caroline Wozniacki Copy Share Image
Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both in proportion as it… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In the winter, I will keep my parents warm, in the summer, I will keep my parents cool. I will always great… — Alex Low Copy Share Image
You grow up dreaming about playing in the World Series since you're a little kid. I remember the days in the back… — Alex Bregman Copy Share Image
When I was little, I went to a Catholic school and was required to go to church every morning and with my… — Danielle Trussoni Copy Share Image
“What do you mean? In Old Castle? I still live with my parents in case you haven’t noticed, Jack. Those two strangers… — Jonathan Dunne Copy Share Image
“If you know me at all, then you'll know this isn't an empty threat from a pussy who likes to knock women… — Gail McHugh Copy Share Image
Fathers and sons are natural enemies. Look at any species. Shark, sees his father in the water, he's not thinking, Hey dad,… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
When I stayed with my father in Africa, I was always covered from head to foot in a shirt buttoned to the… — Princess Michael of Kent Copy Share Image
“FATHER OF THE BOY SCOUTS Arthur Conan Doyle was knighted, and not for the merits of Sherlock Holmes. The writer was invited… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
At times some may think that no one cares--but someone always cares! Your Heavenly Father will not leave you to struggle alone,… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
“Physical strength is 50% physical and 50% mental. You can have all the muscles in the world but if you believe you… — Kenneth G. Ortiz Copy Share Image
My mother was a very elegant woman. When a flying saucer landed on the lawn, she turned it over to see if… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
“His mother had taught him exactly that: To do what must be done. But she had taught him to do it while… — Meljean Brook Copy Share Image
Our goal is simple. It is to continue to inspire people through my father's legacy. There is a lot of value in… — Shannon Lee Copy Share Image
As a doctor, I was aware that when children go through severe trauma, they shouldn't see their parents completely disintegrate because subconsciously,… — Jennifer Ashton Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that childhood ends and adult life begins the moment you stop believing your parents can rescue you.” — Julie Murphy Copy Share Image
I was constantly going to the movies. My parents let me see whatever I wanted to and they only pulled me out… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
Like Barack Obama's father, Trump's mother was an immigrant. But Trump doesn't often bring up his Scottish ancestry on the campaign trail. — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
“If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know and if you don't know it's probably better you don't… — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
My father was a very big musical influence on me. He was a trumpet player. And that's what I started with. Then,… — David Bryan Copy Share Image
When I was younger, my dad taught me how to cook. He's a genius in the kitchen. I went to Vietnam with… — Ellie Bamber Copy Share Image
As I start another day in accepting reality. I ask my dear Father to give me wisdom to accept the things I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Assume whatever you do, both offline and online, will be seen by your mother, dad, boss, coach, boyfriend, teacher… the world. — Erik Qualman Copy Share Image
Through the survival of their children, happy parents are able to think calmly, and with a very practical affection, of a world… — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
“Birth is but the beginning of a trajectory to death; for all their love, parents cannot halt it and in a sense… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My mother worked in a school canteen - then worked in the canteen of a chicken factory. Every Friday, the pay packet… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
That wee have of Geometry, which is the mother of all Naturall Science, wee are not indebted for it to the Schools. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
My father was always a child in his heart. When he was with us it was always fun with ice cream and… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
My father is a liar and so am I. But I’m going to stop. I have to stop. I will tell you… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
I've always been a good mother, but I've always been in show business, and I've been on stage, and I don't bake… — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Chip, I know you don't understand this, but I'd take it as a personal favor if you'd stop trying to marry your… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
I never understood the theory, once popular among doctors, that blamed mental disorders on too little or too much mother love. My… — Gene Tierney Copy Share Image
There's a common saying that everybody deep at heart loves their mother, except sometimes we decide our actual mothers don't measure up.… — Peter Sagal Copy Share Image
